Agenda - 11-15-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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Attachment 1 1 1 DRAFT MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 BUSINESS MEETING 5 October 3, 2022 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Monday, 9 October 3, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. 10 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee, and Anna 13 Richards 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager 17 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified 18 appropriately below) 19 20 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. 21 22 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 23 Commissioner Bedford noted she plans to pull item 8-e from the consent agenda during 24 that portion of the agenda. 25 26 Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge. 27 28 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) 29 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 30 Laura Bibb said she is a lifelong Orange County resident and attended public schools in 31 Orange County. She said she graduated from UNC-Asheville in 2000 and UNC Law School in 32 2003. She said she and her husband settled here to raise their children. She said she is 33 concerned by what appears to be a lack of a strategic approach to development in Efland. She 34 said there are growing numbers of public hearings and more industrial warehouses being built. 35 She said there is an increase in heavy traffic from warehouses and trucks. She also said the 36 warehouses give trucks an additional excuse to bypass the weigh station on 1-40/85. She said it 37 is a narrow and dangerous road with lots of curves and a 55 miles per hour speed limit. She 38 said there is also a school and soccer complex there, so the road is traveled frequently by 39 children and families. She said driving down West Ten Rd. is dangerous, and creates noise and 40 environmental pollution around a school that is currently struggling. She said Gravelly Hill has a 41 rating of an F. She said she is concerned by the lack of concern the Commissioners have about 42 development there. 43 44 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 45 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 46 47 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 48 Commissioner Hamilton said she had no comments. 49 Commissioner Greene said she went to a talk last week at the botanical garden by 50 Johnny Randall who spoke about native wildflowers and how they grow in utility line easements 51 and road beds. She said it reminded her an initiative had been started as a collaboration